Chapter 3: Echoes of Concern

Third POV:

It was the day of the burial and everyone was in black clothing to mourn their precious king. Everywhere was so cold and gloomy as no one spoke to each other. At the moment everyone was seated inside the pack's hall and in there they would read out the autobiography of the king.

The MC of the occasion was in a black suit and had a black hat on. He started by greeting everyone. He greeted and acknowledged everyone present, showing the necessary respect to the elders and important persons.

“The king was a man of peace and justice, as the Alpha of the Eclipse Moon Pack, he was wise and was a man of integrity he never for once had any problem with anyone but now he has been taken from us despite his kindness,” the MC said

“This is not what we are here for okay? we must be quick about all this and leave at once” Magnus interrupted so disrespectfully.

As all this was going on, Maxwell's father was looking for him, his eyes roamed through the crowd and to the door of the hall but couldn't find him, he thought that he had been running late with his brother Xavier, because of the hunting. He thought they had stopped by Xavier's place.

It was time to put the king to rest as his burial rites were carried out as Alpha. They all left the hall at once, Alex, Sonia, and Laura walked together as they went to where the Alpha had been laid to rest, being the last to see her father before they arrived.

They already dug the ground to put the king into it and it was done as Laura cried out her eyes. Everyone eventually Departed to their various homes. Laura was not too familiar with the handsome guy beside her and decided to ask her friend.

“Don't be surprised that I am about to ask this Sonia, I am just curious, Who is this guy?" Laura said to Sonia.

“He is my cousin, a good brother of mine"

“Oh, so what's your name handsome?" Laura asked facing him.

“Well beautiful, I am Alex by name, I am Sonia's cousin, and may I confess that you are the most beautiful woman that I have seen,” Alex said

Laura smiled at his words and was glad she smiled since her father's demise. She thought of being good friends with him.

“Let's go have some drink inside, and of course, you are welcome to my humble residence,” Laura said to her guest seeing how uncomfortable he initially was.

“Oh I am honored, Miss Laura, thank you,” Alex said.

Alex, in his heart, felt happy, as Laura welcomed him. They all went to the living room. Laura asked a maid to get three glasses and some drinks to entertain her guests.

“I already asked for some wine, please wait for it. okay?" Laura said

“Okay," Sonia and Alex said at the same time

Not long after the wine was asked for, the maid brought it to Laura. Laura asked Alex and Sonia for a toast, and they all drank to their satisfaction.

Meanwhile, it was already so late, yet nothing had been said or heard of Maxwell and Xavier by Maxwell's father. He was worried about the whereabouts of his only child and son. Julian, his father, decided to go in search of his son at his cousin's place. It was not too far from his home, so he walked there.

“Anyone here, who's inside,” Julian said

“Hey I was about to come to your home in search of my son Xavier," Xavier's father said

“I also came here for the same reason, does it mean they are still hunting or what?” Julian said

“They couldn't have been hunting by now, they always come back early in the morning, something must have happened to them, this is unlike my son, we must make a move now before it's too late,” Xavier's father said

“Okay I understand but what place do they go to we need to know where our search for them should begin, we can't just go aimlessly” Julian replied

“Let's just go now, there's enough time for that, we can figure that out on the way there" Xavier's father insisted.

They went to a place where they weren't sure of but they were there to see if they could find a trace of them. The two elders kept screaming and shouting their name but there was no response to their call.

“What must have happened to them, they are no longer kids, there must be something wrong with them, I just feel it In my gut," Julian said

It was getting dark as they couldn't find their sons and were already exhausted and frustrated about it. They were worried about the situation and had no plan on how to find their only child.

“If I knew such a thing would happen I would have stopped them from going or something," Xavier's father said.

“I can't bear losing my only son as well, I am really worried about them,” Julian lamented.

They stood up from where they lay and rested and went back in search of their sons. They had made a promise to each other that they would go back home with their sons.

Both fathers went deeply into the bush and suddenly they saw blood. The traces of the blood led them to a house. They saw the house and were surprised to see someone live there. They went towards the house and knocked. Eventually, the owner came outside and opened it for them. He welcomed them into his home and asked them to sit down.

“How may I help you sirs?" the man said

“Well we are looking for our sons and couldn't find them since yesterday, then we came across this home and decided to come in and ask if you had seen them by any chance,” Julian asked.

“Oh well, I didn't see anyone, okay? I live and stay here alone if you don't have any other thing to say then you can leave at once," the man said

“Please we could just stay here for some time, we are so tired we will leave later,” Xavier's father said.

The man left them and went inside the room he was annoyed that they were with him and had insisted on staying for a while so he left not quite long after he came back and this time he had to force them out.

“Just go now, I don't need you here, leave at once! go away I don't need you people to be here any longer,” the man said

“But we didn't do anything wrong, where do you think we should go without any information about our sons, this house has the closest hint to where our sons could be," Julian said

“I am here Father," a voice replied.